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1. ROMAN
CIVILIZATION

2. Put the events in the right order
 753 BC Foundation of Rome
 264 BC First gladiatorial games
 64 AD Fire of Rome; first persecution of
Christians
 80 AD Colosseum
 49-45 BC Caesar wins civil war against
Pompey and republicans
 312 BC Appian Way built

3. BIRTH OF ROME
HOW DID ROME GET ITS NAME ?
Rome is the capital city of Italy. Building started in 753 B.C. and the Romans
have a story to explain how this happened.
Twin boys, Romulus and Remus, were taken from their mother and left by the
river Tiber to starve. A mother wolf found the babies and looked after them
until they were old enough to take care of themselves.
Years later, Mars (the Roman God of war) told the boys to build a city where
they had been found. The two boys built this city, but they fought each
other. Romulus won the battle and the city became known as Rome. Today,
historians and archaeologists agree that people started living in Rome long
before the time of Romulus and Remus, but many people still believe in
their legend.

4. The story of Romulus and Remus
Romulus and Remus were _______________________.
Their wicked uncle wanted to be ___________________.
The servants put the twins by the River _____________.
A she-___________found the twins. The wolf looked after them
at first.
Then a ___________took them home and looked after them.
When Romulus and Remus grew up they built a
_______________ on a hill by the River Tiber. Both twins
wanted to be the _______________. They looked into the sky.
Remus saw_____________vultures and Romulus saw
________________vultures.
The people said _________________ should be king. Remus
said the city would never be finished. Romulus was angry and
he ___________________his brother.
The city was named ____________________after Romulus.
Use these words to help you:
Rome killed twins king wolf Tiber man city
shepherd twelve Romulus six

5.  To the Romans their gods were an important part of their
lives and were treated as part of their families. The ancient
Romans had gods for nearly everything.
There were temples all over the Roman Empire.
There was a temple in the Forum.
Ancient Gods’ Family Tree

6. Who was it?
 ………… ..was the God of War
 ………… ...was king of the
Gods
 …………… was the God of the
underworld
 …………… the God of Love
 …………… was the Goddess of
love and beauty
Mars - Jupiter - Venus -
Cupid - Pluto

7. THE ARMY
If a soldier was brave,
clever and fought well
he could become a
centurion in charge of
80 ordinary soldiers
called legionaries.
Each troop of about 80
legionaries was called a
century. There were 59
centuries in a legion
The Roman Army and about 30 legions in
the Roman army.
was made up of
men from all
over the Empire, no
women were
allowed to join.

8. CENTURION
TASK ONE
 You are a Centurion in the Roman army.
 What is your Roman name?
 Draw a picture of yourself in your uniform.
TASK TWO
 You are serving in a special regiment. Each
regiment has its own symbol. Draw your own
regiment’s special symbol.

9. Two thousand years ago,
Rome was a busy place.
It was a crowded, noisy,
smoky, dusty city, with
beautiful temples and public
buildings.
Rich people had gracious
homes, each with an
entrance atrium, which was
the centre of family life.
Underline the adjectives

10. Town Tour
In all the lands they conquered, the Romans built towns that they could feel at
home in. The Romans liked everything to be organised and orderly. The streets
were laid out in a criss cross pattern. Usually they would have two main streets
that divide the town.
1 forum – 2 baths – 3 amphitheatre- 4 basilica – 5 christian church
6 temple – 7 town houses – 8 north gate

11. WHAT IS IT?
 ………………… like a town square: It was often the centre of the city where people met
and did business.
 ………………….where the Romans went to pray their gods: Romans believed in
many different gods.
 ………………….were not only places for washing but some people went there to
meet friends.
 ………………….where shows were put on, some of these very cruel. People could
watch wild animals fighting each other or attacking people.
 …………………..in the centre of the town and it was like a town hall. Important
government buildings and offices were built inside.
 …………………..place to worship God.
 …………………..rich people lived in houses (domus) but poor people lived in blocks
of flats (insula) sometimes three or four storeys high.
 …………………..many towns had walls around them to let people and animals in.
Amphitheatre North Gate Christian Church Basilica
Town House Temple Baths Forum

12. Food
 There was a great
difference between
the food that poor
Romans ate and the
food that wealthy
Romans had.
 Poor people ate very
simple food.
 Rich Romans could
afford to buy lots of
different food, from all
over the Empire.

13. Match the two parts of sentences
 The lower class Romans (plebeians) might have a breakfast of……………………………
 The upper class Romans (patricians) enjoyed………………………………………………
 Slaves cut their food for them,………………………………………………………………
 Luncheon was usually a cold meal, eaten……………………………………………………
 After lunch, the ancient Romans enjoyed……………………………………………………
 Table knives and forks were unknown………………………………………………………
 The upper class Romans (patricians)………………………………………………………
 Quite often, the men's dinner parties had entertainment……………………………………
 … but the Romans had spoons like ours today.
 … fresh meat, fish, fruits, vegetables, bread, and used honey to sweeten food.
 … bread, dry or dipped in wine, and water.
 …as they didn't use forks or knives, but ate with their fingers
 …at about 11 o'clock in the morning
 …had dinners that were quite elaborate.
 …a midday rest or siesta.
 …such as dancing girls or a play, or both.
Write full sentences

14. Roman Schools
 Rome didn't have any public schools. Most children went
to private school or studied at home. Their subjects were
reading, writing, and arithmetic. Before the age of
fourteen, they studied Latin and Greek, “grammar” school.
 Most schools had only one room and only one class.
There were about twelve pupils.
 Schoolboys would write on wax tablets with a pointed stick
called stylus, they then rubbed the wax smooth and
started again. At the end of the school day children loved
to play games.

15. Doing Math the Roman Way
 1. XIV
+ VII =
Solve the following math
problems. The only  2. IX
difference between these - VII =
problems and those you are
used to solving is that these  3. XVI
problems use Roman - IV =
numerals instead of Arabic
numerals.  4. XXII
Write your answers as + XIII =
Roman numerals. 
5. XXXVI
- XXX =

16. Roman House
1. How many bedrooms can
you see?
2. How many dining rooms
can you see?
3. Where is the entrance hall?
4. Is the garden room next to
the entrance hall?
5. Is this house bigger or
smaller than yours?
6. Do you think this house
was for rich people or for
poor ones?
7. Would you like to have a
house like this?
8. Why?

17. Monarchy, 753 BC to 509 BC
Republic, 509 BC to 27 BC
Empire, 27 BC to AD 476
Match the period to
the right picture

18. ROMAN EMPIRE

19. Using maps : Roman Britain
When working on
The Romans in Britain ,
modern road atlas are
the basis for developing
an understanding of the
pattern of Roman settlement
in Britain
Romans built their roads, following these rules:
-Roads are straight, or nearly so.
- Roads radiate out from London.
- Roads link up all the towns.

20. ROMAN BRITAIN
Why did the Romans
want to invade Britain?
 What did it offer?

21. USEFUL WEBPAGES
 http://www.brims.co.uk/romans/tutorial.html
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/romans/teachers/index.shtml
 http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/nettsch/time/empire.html
 http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/ancientrome.htm
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/sysm/romans/teachers.shtml
 http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/house.html
 http://socialstudies.com/article.html?article@FG215B+af@donn
 http://ancienthistory.pppst.com/rome.html
 http://www.internet-at-work.com/hos_mcgrane/rome/eg_rome_menu1.html
 http://www.coloring.ws/rome.htm
 http://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/AncientRome.html
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_London
 http://www.britannia.com/history/londonhistory/index.html
 http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/history/pdfs/9romanws.pdf
 http://museums.ncl.ac.uk/reticulum/ThisWaySub.htm
 http://www.primaryhistory.org/
 http://www.historyforkids.org/teachers/guides/romeguide.htm
 http://www.nkjo.net.pl/history/roman_britain.jpg
 http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson276.shtml